Ejecta

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  • noun plural. Ejected matter, as that from an erupting volcano.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Things that are cast out or away; refuse.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun plural. Matter ejected; material thrown out.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Material which has been ejected, especially from a volcano or an impact crater.
  • Word Usage
    "Although researchers call the ejecta ash, it really isn't the type of burned material that most people associate with the word."
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